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Luis
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posted April 25, 2004 09:30 AM
Hello, My dog recently turned 1 year old and I've decided to switch to an Adult Dog food. I was starting to mix Beneful with her Purina Puppy Chow but I came up with a problem! I have a Le Bistro Automatic feeder and since Beneful is really moist the food dries out really fast and I don't want to feed my dog nasty dry food. I was wondering if anyone feeds their dogs Dog Chow (The green bag) Do they have the same moist bits in the food? Any suggestions?
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lou3
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posted April 25, 2004 01:56 PM
why not feed a food thats completely dry anyway? Its better for the dog, cheaper and easier to ration.
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posted April 25, 2004 02:43 PM
What kind of breed do you own, if it is one of the large breeds you should keep on the puppy food for another 6 months. Other than that, the moist biscuits are full of fat, when your dog has finished growing he can become overweight, as lou stated you are far better off to feed a complete dry food.
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Luis
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posted April 25, 2004 05:43 PM
She's a Border Collie/Australian Cattle Dog Mix, she's medium size and I don't think she's going to get any bigger.
Sorry if I didn't make myself clear, but the reason why I asked if the Dog Chow (green bag) has moist buscuits is because I want to make sure it is a dry dog food that doesn't have moist biscuits.
I went on the purina web site and from what I can see it looks like all their Dog chow products have moist biscuits in them, but I'm not really sure. That's why I'm asking. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Does anyone get what I'm trying to say? ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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ellierat
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posted April 25, 2004 06:03 PM
Yep! sure do now, can't help with the brand of biscuits sorry, we don't get that brand here, try posting an actual topic on the brand, you may get some more responses from others who may use it.
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Luis
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posted April 25, 2004 06:11 PM
Should I still post in the Dog Health Forum, or in the General Dog Chat one?
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posted April 25, 2004 06:23 PM
Hi Luis. As for the Purina Dog chow... when I was a kid, my parents fed their Irishe setter the "green bag" and I'm relaltively sure it was all dry... We feed our weim Purina One, now, it's in a red foil-looking bag, and it is dry, no moist chunks... just FYI, they make all types, Large Breed Adult/Puppy; Joint maintenance formula for active dogs, etc. They often have small bags at the grocery store, I would try a few until you find the one that works best for you
Also, I was under the impression that large breed puppies should be switched to adult food ealier than other dogs... to slow their growth rate. I had to do this for my weim when she was diagnosed with panosteitis. They don't stop growing, it just slows it down so they can develop properly.. at least that is what I have been told.
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Luis
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posted April 25, 2004 06:42 PM
Hello, thanks for your suggestion! I've noticed that Purina has been adding moist biscuits to many of their Dog Chow products lately so I think I'll try the Purina ONE dog food. It sounds like what I'm looking for. ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
Sorry if this question sounds a bit intrusive, but what kind of Purina ONE dog food do you feed your dog weimlover0816?
Just wanna make sure I get the right food this time, I don't like wasting food ![[Blushing]](graemlins/blush.gif)
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posted April 25, 2004 06:50 PM
Not intrusive at all that is why we are here!!
It is Purina ONE Large Breed Adult, she likes the lamb and rice, but they make a beef and rice version as well. And, I think they make a variety on sizes (for the actual pieces of food), the kind she eats is about the size of a nickel, but they have smaller pieces, I think, also.. I know the Health Management is smaller pieces, more dime-sized... (we picked up a bag of that by mistake once... still all dry, though)...
Good luck to you!
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ellierat
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posted April 25, 2004 06:51 PM
I leave Luis in your capable hands weimlover, sorry I couldn't help much.
I don't know about the growth of your dogs, I would not want to contradict what you have been told weimlover, as you know your breed.
Maybe Luis could check with his vet to clarify this for his own breed, as I know Labs have to have it up till 18 months, for the calcium.
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posted April 25, 2004 06:56 PM
Sorry, ellierat, I hope you didn't take the comment personally, I wasn't trying to contradict you, either
I agree he should check with his vet or breeder for more info ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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posted April 25, 2004 08:59 PM
Of course not, we all pick up different information all our lives, if you don't say what you know, then how can we learn.
Cheers Ellierat.
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lou3
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posted April 26, 2004 05:25 AM
generally speaking the bigger the dog the later it gets switched to adult food. A small breed like a terrier can get switched about 9months, a medium breed like a collie about a yr, a lab or similar about 18months and a giant breed 18months - 2yrs. Varies from dog to dog of course and its important to feed a "large breed" recipe to big dogs because its formulated for slow steady growth especially for those big guys so they dont grow too quickly and get joint abnormalities.
Hope that makes sense.
Lou
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Luis
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posted April 26, 2004 02:01 PM
Thank you all very much for all the information!
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posted May 16, 2004 02:49 PM
Well a my puppy is similiar in breed a german shepard/ colie/ blue heeler(austrailian shepard)
I was told 18 months with puppy food large breed.
I personally dont really like purina products do to all their additives and I think during growth you may want to feed a higher quality food for beter growth, nutrience, nutro natural are my favorite choices.
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charlene1
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posted May 17, 2004 10:11 AM
The larger the dog the later you should switch to adult food although most breeds will be ok on adult food from 12 months. Sorry to disagree but a dry food is not the best for a dog. Yes it is better than dog meat but it is by no mean great. a natural diet or a combination of the 2 is far better.
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lou3
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posted May 17, 2004 11:50 AM
a homemade "natural" diet is the very WORST thing you can feed your dog - it's a veterinary surgeon's nightmare, dogs with all sorts of deficiencies come through the door of the surgery and 90% are those fed on "natural" diets. I have never seen a dog fed on a homemade diet that wasnt deficient in something HUMAN FOOD IS NOT SUITABLE FOR DOGS AND RAW MEAT ONLY DIETS WILL SEVERELY SHORTEN YOUR DOG'S LIFESPAN AND REDUCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
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charlene1
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posted May 17, 2004 12:44 PM
Sorry but you clearly have no idea what a true natural diet is and being a nutrionalist and ex vet nurse I do know a bit about feeding dogs thank you!
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lou3
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posted May 17, 2004 04:08 PM
If i've misunderstood what you mean by a "natural" diet then why dont you just explain instead of getting smart about it. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
Lou
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